20 I have indeed received a command to bless;
since He has blessed,[a] I cannot change it.
21 He considers no disaster for Jacob;
He sees no trouble for Israel.[b]
The Lord their God is with them,(A)
and there is rejoicing over the King among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;
He is like the horns of a wild ox for them.[c](B)

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  1. Numbers 23:20 Sam, LXX read since I will bless
  2. Numbers 23:21 Or not observe sin in Jacob; not see wrongdoing
  3. Numbers 23:22 Or Egypt; they have the horns of a wild ox

20 I have received a command to bless;(A)
    he has blessed,(B) and I cannot change it.(C)

21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(D)
    no misery observed[a] in Israel.(E)
The Lord their God is with them;(F)
    the shout of the King(G) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(H)
    they have the strength of a wild ox.(I)

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  1. Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found